PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Asesinos - Los Crudos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mangabeira
vs
Santiago

185 cm
27
193 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

188 cm
34
198 lbs
23 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangabeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangabeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangabeira momentarily.
Santiago misses the body punch

and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Santiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mangabeira avoiding damage.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
Mangabeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Mangabeira, against the cage.
Mangabeira working aggressively here.
Mangabeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Antonio Santiago has been cut.
Mangabeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
Mangabeira lands a shoulder strike.
Mangabeira has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.

Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangabeira to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangabeira swivels and escapes.
Rodrigo Mangabeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mangabeira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangabeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangabeira avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo Mangabeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangabeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangabeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Mangabeira scores with a jab. Santiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mangabeira under the eye.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Mangabeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Santiago.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangabeira.
Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mangabeira moves into the clinch.
Mangabeira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangabeira lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangabeira.
Mangabeira is pressed up against the cage. Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mangabeira down to the mat. Mangabeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mangabeira throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago misses with a hook

and Mangabeira moves into the clinch.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Mangabeira blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangabeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangabeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mangabeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago letting Mangabeira take a breather here.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira misses with some punches.
Mangabeira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mangabeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Mangabeira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Santiago tries for a takedown but Mangabeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Santiago shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santiago showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Santiago is looking for a kimura but Mangabeira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Mangabeira is concentrating on defense, preventing Santiago from advancing position.
Mangabeira tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mangabeira is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Santiago maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mangabeira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Santiago has cracked it and Mangabeira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Santiago!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Santiago!
A very excited looking Antonio Santiago rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.